I talked about this in my previous post where I mentioned an excellent local cafe, Cafe Pergamino, but I’d like to delve into a bit more detail. Colombian coffee has a good reputation, and for good reason, but it seems to have been overshadowed in recent years...

Living in Medellin is like living in a city in the jungle…which, come to think of it, that’s essentially what Medellin is. There is foliage everywhere, little brooks, trees all along the sidewalk. It’s really quite lovely and about the opposite of...

I was really surprised to see this (pleasantly surprised). Colombians are even more environmentally conscious than we Americans are (we’ve gotten a lot better in recent years). For example, most stores and restaurants in the U.S. only have trash cans, not...

I’m really impressed with the overall quality of meat here, and of the beef in particular. I suspect it’s because factory farming hasn’t reached the level of sophistication it has in the U.S. and so they’re not cramming the animals in anywhere...

Las Paletas (popsicles) So they really have a thing for popsicles here. I mean here in Bogota, where it’s never really hot, for anyone about to say “well of course, it’s hot there”. No, no it isn’t, not where I’m at. It rarely...